Moorlands Junior School
Chantry Mead Road, Bath, BA2 2DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Louisa Sellars
- Sponsor
- The Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Bath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 249
- Pupils on roll
- 236
- URN
- 142716
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225421912
About this school
Moorlands Junior School is a primary academy in Bath. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 236 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moorlands Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 57 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 56% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 14% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 79% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 63% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 60% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Moorlands Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bath and North East Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moorlands Junior School compares
Moorlands Junior School ranked 39th of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.9% | 15.6% | 236 | — |
| Moorlands Infant School | — | 3.3% | 7.3% | 177 | 0.1 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 325 | 0.3 miles |
| Oldfield Park Junior School | 63% | 4.5% | 22.2% | 251 | 0.4 miles |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School | 78% | 5.1% | 15.2% | 277 | 0.6 miles |
| Roundhill Primary School | 28% | 9.6% | 49.5% | 217 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 28 February 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.61%
- English as an additional language
- 9.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 10.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moorlands Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Bath
-
St John's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Oldfield Park Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Bath
-
St Philip's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Roundhill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bath
Other schools in Bath
Moorlands Junior School ranks 20th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Bath.
- Bathampton Primary School Primary
- Batheaston Church School Primary
- Bathford Church School Primary
- Bathwick St Mary Church School Primary
- Combe Down CofE Primary School Primary
- Farmborough Church Primary School Primary
- Freshford Church School Primary
- Marksbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Moorlands Infant School Primary
- Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy Primary
- Newbridge Primary School Primary
- Norton St Philip Church of England First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Moorlands Junior School teach?
- Moorlands Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Bath.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorlands Junior School?
- The headteacher of Moorlands Junior School is Miss Louisa Sellars, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moorlands Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorlands Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Moorlands Junior School?
- Moorlands Junior School has 236 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Moorlands Junior School full?
- Moorlands Junior School has capacity for 249 pupils and 236 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Moorlands Junior School a faith school?
- No. Moorlands Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moorlands Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Moorlands Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Moorlands Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Moorlands Junior School is part of THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Moorlands Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moorlands Junior School compare with other schools in Bath and North East Somerset?
- Moorlands Junior School ranked 39th of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moorlands Junior School's absence rate?
- Moorlands Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moorlands Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moorlands Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.